Data Governance Lead

IPH Limited is seeking a Data Governance Lead to join our dynamic team in Sydney. Reporting to the Head of Architecture, you will play a pivotal role in shaping IPH’s Data Architecture and Data Governance capability. You will ensure that data is structured, governed, is of high quality, secured, and efficiently integrated to support business objectives, analytics, and digital transformation initiatives. Your day will involve: Supporting IPH’s Data Governance function, contributing to data governance frameworks that ensure data integrity and compliance. Supporting IPH Architecture practice by creating and promoting data standards, governance and other architecture best practices to projects. Supporting projects by providing guidance on data domain. Key Accountabilities Uplift architecture practice : develop and maintain standards, policies, reference architectures, and models to ensure alignment with enterprise principles. Data Governance : implement and maintain data governance frameworks, policies, and standards, ensuring compliance, data quality, privacy, and security. Partner with data stewards and owners to manage classification, lineage, metadata, and risk. Define and maintain enterprise data architecture : design efficient data flows; support data migration; guide platform/tool selection to enable trusted, high‑quality data for analytics and business needs. Solution Delivery : collaborate with business analysts, architects, and stakeholders to translate requirements into robust data solutions, embedding security, privacy, and best practices into designs. Stakeholder Engagement : build strong relationships with business and technology stakeholders, collaborate with security teams, manage vendors, and ensure clear communication of technical solutions. Communication & Knowledge Sharing : facilitate workshops, promote data culture, and deliver clear documentation, training, and best-practice guidance across the organisation. About You 7+ years of experience in Data Management, including at least 3 years in a Data Governance role. Tertiary or professional qualification in information technology. Certification in Data Management. Strong experience and knowledge in data architecture, data modelling, and database design. Expertise in data governance, security and compliance regulations such as Privacy, GDPR, etc. Expertise in ETL/ELT, data pipelines and cloud-based data solutions (AWS, Azure). Familiarity with modern data frameworks & tools like data mesh, data fabric, Azure Purview. Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across various departments. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a good level of business acumen. About Us IPH Limited is the holding company for intellectual property (“IP”) and associated companies offering a wide range of IP services and products. IPH companies employ a highly skilled multidisciplinary team of approximately 1,600 people across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Hong Kong, servicing a diverse client base including Fortune Global 500 companies, multinationals, public sector research organisations, SMEs and professional services firms worldwide. IPH Group is committed to promoting and maintaining a workplace culture of shared respect to enable us all to feel valued and be the best we can be. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from diverse backgrounds. We remain committed to providing reasonable and fair adjustments to provide a positive, barrier‑free, transparent recruitment process and supportive workplace. Kindly note, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted directly. Successful candidates will undergo a standard pre‑employment screening as part of the hiring process within the IPH Group, which may include verifying key information such as your identity, qualifications, references, and criminal history. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that you may be required to complete any necessary background checks relevant to the role. #J-18808-Ljbffr